4 18s or 16 15s

[juan777]

It would also help to know what subs you are talking about since all subs have different airspace requirements.

I didn't think I would have to defend myself on a purely hypothetical question

Please also read my initial post, I listed the subs in question there

Why live in fantasy land?

[juan777]

This is probably a bad example but here you go:

That's a clam shell not a 4th order, I think you're in over your head with the 4th order idea

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u0obx3frGY

[SQL50]

Pros of the 18s: cheaper, deeper bass, made of a higher quality, simpler install, smaller enclosure... pros of the 15s: more spl because of the significant increase in cone area (if were talking about 16 of them).. cons of 18s: not as much spl as the 15s, may not be as responsive as 15s (slower) (but all depends on install) cons of the 15s: deep bass but not as deep as 18s (in most typical situations, depends on install) significantly larger enclosure, quality of subs not as good as hdc4s, a lot more costly, more difficult build.. there's lots of variables.. this is just a starting point of consideration, it depends on what you want out of your system.

[juan777]

Pros of the 18s: cheaper, deeper bass, made of a higher quality, simpler install, smaller enclosure... pros of the 15s: more spl because of the significant increase in cone area (if were talking about 16 of them).. cons of 18s: not as much spl as the 15s, may not be as responsive as 15s (slower) (but all depends on install) cons of the 15s: deep bass but not as deep as 18s (in most typical situations, depends on install) significantly larger enclosure, quality of subs not as good as hdc4s, a lot more costly, more difficult build.. there's lots of variables.. this is just a starting point of consideration, it depends on what you want out of your system.

Thank you!!!

What about 8 HDS315s vs the same 4 HDC418s same power?

[audiofanaticz]

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